2015-04-01 19:40:45Valerio: Amazon’s move is important, if not a bit outrageous. After seeing single-purpose hardware built just for ordering more toilet paper, some people on Twitter wondered if Amazon Dash was an early April Fools’ Day prank. (Amazon confirmed it is a real product.)
Buried in Amazon’s release documentation is a description of the Dash Replenishment Service, or D.R.S., a way to build reordering products from Amazon directly into household devices.
For example, Whirlpool, one of Amazon’s test partners, will soon offer a washing machine that detects when you are running low on detergent and automatically order a new box for you from Amazon. Quirky, the online retail and manufacturing start-up, will sell a smart coffee pot that can reorder beans from Amazon before you run out. The idea with Dash is that the coffee pot will order beans, coffee filters and a water filter — and be able to measure the use of all three and order each one separately when needed.]]>

2015-04-01 18:29:46DeviDev:Travel in Beijing is increasingly coming to include a stay in Sanlitun for tourists to China, whether first time visitors or expats. Beside the ancient tourists sites in other parts of the city, Sanlitun offers find dining, exciting night life, and fantastic shopping opportunities.